Photographer John Fielder visits Avon Dec. 4

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Renowned Colorado nature photographer John Fielder will return to Eagle County for a free photography presentation on Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. in Avon at The Walking Mountain Science Center. The free event is being hosted by the Eagle Valley Land Trust and will showcase photos from John's recently published book Colorado's Great Outdoors: Celebrating 20 Years of Lottery Funded Lands."We hope you can join us on December 4th for this intimate evening with our friend, John Fielder," said Jason Denhard, director of communications and development for the Eagle Valley Land Trust. "John will lead attendees in an inspiring photo presentation set to beautiful music." The show will feature photographs of hundreds of county and city open spaces; wildlife habitat; state parks and wildlife areas; local and regional trails; community parks, ball fields, and playgrounds; and private ranches throughout Colorado's 64 counties. State lottery funds were invested in all of the lands featured in this photo presentation."Several of the lands are right here in Eagle County, and we know you will enjoy John's wonderful photos of our great outdoors," Denhart said.This fun evening will also feature a book signing with Fielder. His classic photo books and calendars will be available for purchase. Thirty percent of gross proceeds from the sale of books and calendars will be donated by John to the Eagle Valley Land Trust for its ongoing conservation work in Eagle County.To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), Fielder recently published two new books - a guide book, "Guide to Colorado's Great Outdoors: Lottery-Funded Parks, Trails, Wildlife Areas & Open Spaces," and a picture book, "Colorado's Great Outdoors: Celebrating 20 Years of Lottery-Funded Lands," depicting many of the places invested in by GOCO with lottery funds.Admission to this event is free. For more information jdenhart@evlt.org call 970-748-7654.